International holidays - World Lion Day

Most representatives of the fauna have their own holiday on the calendar And certainly the king of beasts cannot fail to have it World Lion Day is celebrated annually on August 10 and the main significance of this holiday is to attract attention The population of graceful predators is gradually declining and their Day is a reason to think about protection and conservation The history of the holiday has been lost and therefore it is not known for certain who was the first to propose and when to introduce World Lion Day into the calendar The number of cats is indeed rapidly decreasing, this is facilitated by the changing climate, droughts, poaching, hunting, etc The lion is considered a deadly animal, but today it turns out that man has become the main enemy for the animal And if nothing changes, then predators in the near future risk ending up in the Red Book One day a year is catastrophically not enough, but even he is able to make a small contribution to the protection of the Kings of Beasts On August 10, you can hardly see information about World Lion Day on the front pages of the world's tabloids or in the main topics of news releases All events related to it are local in nature Zoo defenders and simply caring people organize various events dedicated to the holiday Previously, exhibitions were held in cities where they showed photographs and videos about animals, emphasizing their importance for nature and the not very rosy prospects that hang over wild cat families Where you can definitely feel the holiday atmosphere is in parks and reserves, where proud animals live under the indirect supervision of humans The most famous of them:• Sabi Sand Game Reserve - South Africa;• Maasai Mara National Reserve - Kenya;• Timbavati Private Reserve - South Africa;• Kariega Reserve - South Africa;• Hwange National Park - Zimbabwe;• Linyanti Reserve - Botswana Arriving here on the last day of the first ten days of August, you can definitely feel that there is a reverent attitude towards the King of Beasts After the massive development of the Internet, more and more people are learning about International Lion Day After all, pages and groups are created on social networks that anyone can subscribe to and repost information You can hold various competitions and challenges, increasing interest in graceful animals, which has a positive effect on issues of their protection It is also easier to resolve issues of charity and make a feasible contribution at least once a year to the cause of protecting these formidable and at the same time defenseless representatives of the fauna